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Older adults often take numerous medications. Nursing homes and personal care facilities often dispense these medications to patients. A common problem in nursing homes is errors related to medication administration. Common Types of Medication Errors in Nursing Homes Most nursing homes are understaffed. As a result, nursing staff members now tend to have less experience or are getting acclimated to new systems. This is an ideal set of circumstances where medication errors ca

Suppose your parent can no longer safely live alone at home and now needs nursing-home care. You are stressed and anxious. The nursing...

Thanks to medical advances, people are living longer. That’s good the good news! However, the longer you live, the likelier it is that...